Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science

Part 3: Homo Techno (1x3)

Air date: Jan 07, 2023

“Homo Techno” features stories—including that of a paralyzed former gang member who received brain implants allowing him to move a robotic arm by pure thought—that prompt Lightman to think about how advances in science and technology are causing us to evolve into a new species, Homo Techno, part human and part machine. What essential qualities will we want to preserve? Curiosity? Anger? Love?